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MOTION IN A PLANE

MCQs with One Correct Answer æ 20 ö

5. A particle moves along a circle of radius ç ÷m
r Ù Ù r Ù Ù è pø
1. If A = 3 i + 4 j and B = 7 i + 24 j , the vector with constant tangential acceleration. It the
having the same magnitude as B and parallel to velocity of particle is 80 m/sec at end of second
A is revolution after motion has begun, the tangential
Ù Ù Ù Ù
(a) 5 i + 20 j (b) 15 i + 10 j acceleration is
Ù Ù Ù Ù (a) 40 p m/sec2 (b) 40 m/sec2
(c) 20 i + 15 j (d) 15 i + 20 j
(c) 640 p m/sec2 (d) 160 p m/sec2
2. Two balls are projected at an angle q and
(90º – q) to the horizontal with the same speed. 6. A point P moves in
The ratio of their maximum vertical heights is counter-clockwise
(a) 1 : 1 (b) tanq : 1 direction on a circular
path as shown in the y
(c) 1 : tanq (d) tan2q : 1
figure. The movement
3. A stone projected with a velocity u at an angle q
with the horizontal reaches maximum height H1. of 'P' is such that it B
P(x,y)
When it is projected with velocity u at an angle sweeps out a length s
æp ö = t3 + 5, where s is in 20
m
çè - q÷ø with the horizontal, it reaches maximum metres and t is in
2 x
height H2. The relation between the horizontal seconds. The radius O A
range R of the projectile, heights H1 and H2 is
of the path is 20 m. The acceleration of 'P' when
(a) R = 4 H1H2 (b) R = 4(H1 – H2) t = 2 s is nearly.
H12 (a) 13m/s2 (b) 12 m/s2
(c) R = 4 (H1 + H2) (d) R=
H 22 (c) 7.2 ms2 (d) 14m/s2
gx 2 7. The vectors A and B are such that
4. The equation of a projectile is y = 3x -
2
The angle of projection is given by | A + B |=| A - B |

1 The angle between the two vectors is

(a) tan q = (b) tan q = 3
3 (a) 60° (b) 75°
p (c) 45° (d) 90°
(c) (d) zero.
2
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8. Two balls are projected simultaneously in the ur ur
13. Two vectors A and B have equal magnitudes.
same vertical plane from the same point with ur ur
velocities v 1 and v 2 with angle q1 and q 2 ( )
The magnitude of A + B is ‘n’ times the
respectively with the horizontal. If v1 cos q1 = v2 ur ur ur
cos q2, the path of one ball as seen from the ( )
magnitude of A - B . The angle between A and
position of other ball is : ur
B is:
(a) parabola é n 2 - 1ù é n - 1ù
(a) cos -1 ê 2 ú (b) cos -1 ê
(b) horizontal straight line
ë n + 1û ë n + 1úû
(c) vertical straight line é n2 -1ù é n -1ù
(d) straight line making 45° with the vertical (c) sin -1 ê 2 ú (d) sin -1 ê
ë n + 1û ë n + 1úû
9. A projectile with same projection velocity can
14. Ship A is sailing towards north-east with velocity
have the same range ‘R’ for two angles of
km/hr where points east and , north. Ship B is at
projection. If ‘T1’ and ‘T2’ be time of flights in
a distance of 80 km east and 150 km north of
the two cases, then the product of the two time
Ship A and is sailing towards west at 10 km/hr. A
of flights is directly proportional to
will be at minimum distance from B in:
1 (a) 4.2 hrs. (b) 2.6 hrs.
(a) R (b)
R (c) 3.2 hrs. (d) 2.2 hrs.
1 15. Two particles A, B are moving on two
(c) (d) R2 concentric circles of radii R1 and R2 with equal
R2
angular speed w. At t = 0, their positions and
10. A bomber plane moves horizontally with a speed direction of motion are shown in the figure :
of 500 m/s and a bomb released from it, strikes Y
the ground in 10 sec. Angle with the ground at
which it strikes the ground will be (g = 10 m/s2)
A
æ 1ö æ 1ö
(a) tan -1 ç ÷ (b) tan ç ÷
è 5ø è 5ø R1 X

(c) tan–1 (1) (d) tan–1 (5)

R2 B
11. Starting from the origin at time t = 0, with initial
velocity 5 ˆj ms–1, a particle moves in the x–y
p
plane with a constant acceleration of (10iˆ + 4 ˆj) ®
The relative velocity vA ® and t =
- vB is
2w
ms–2. At time t, its coordiantes are (20 m, y0 m). given by:
The values of t and y0 are, respectively :
(a) w(R1 + R2) iˆ (b) –w(R1 + R2) iˆ
(a) 2 s and 18 m (b) 4 s and 52 m
(c) 2 s and 24 m (d) 5 s and 25 m (c) w(R2 – R1) iˆ (d) w(R1 – R2) iˆ
12. The position vector of a particle changes with r
16. A particle is moving with velocity n = k ( yiˆ + xjˆ) ,
time according to the relation where k is a constant. The general equation for
r
r (t)= 15 t 2 $i + (4 - 20 t 2 ) $j. What is the its path is
(a) y = x2 + constant
magnitude of the acceleration at t = 1?
(b) y2 = x + constant
(a) 40 (b) 25 (c) xy = constant
(c) 100 (d) 50 (d) y2 = x2 + constant
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17. A particle moves such that its position vector H H
r (a) (b)
r (t) = cos wt iˆ + sin wt ĵ where w is a constant 4 2
and t is time. Then which of the following 3H 7H
r (c) (d)
statements is true for the velocity v (t) and 4 8
r
acceleration a (t) of the particle:
r r r Numeric Value Answer
(a) v is perpendicular to r and a is directed ® ®
away from the origin 21. The resultant of two vectors A and B is
r r r ®
(b) v and a both are perpendicular to r perpendicular to the vector A and its magnitude
r r r ®
(c) v and a both are parallel to r is equal to half the magnitude of vector B . The
r r r ®
angle (in degree) between A and B is
®
(d) v is perpendicular to r and a is directed
towards the origin 22. A body is thrown horizontally from the top of a
18. The position of a projectile launched from the tower of height 5 m. It touches the ground at a
r
( )
origin at t = 0 is given by r = 40iˆ + 50 ˆj m at t distance of 10 m from the foot of the tower. The
initial velocity (in ms–1) of the body is (g =
= 2s. If the projectile was launched at an angle q
10 ms–2)
from the horizontal, then q is
23. A particle describes uniform circular motion in a
(take g = 10 ms–2) circle of radius 2 m, with the angular speed of 2
2 3 rad s–1 . The magnitude of the change in its
(a) tan -1 (b) tan
-1
p
3 2 velocity in s is _____m s–1.
2
7 -1 4
(c) tan -1 (d) tan 24. A particle has an initial velocity of 3iˆ + 4 ˆj and
4 5
an acceleration of 0.4 ˆi + 0.3jˆ . Its speed after
19. Two particles are projected simultaneously from
the level ground as shown in figure. They may 10 s is :
collide after a time : Ù Ù Ù
25. If a vector 2 i + 3 j + 8 k is perpendicular to the

vector 4 ˆj - 4iˆ + akˆ , then the value of a is

26. (
A particle moves from the point 2.0iˆ + 4.0 ˆj m , )
(a)
x sin q 2
(b)
x cos q2 ( )
at t = 0, with an initial velocity 5.0iˆ + 4.0 ˆj ms -1.
u1 u2 It is acted upon by a constant force which
x sin q2 2 x sin q1 produces a constant acceleration
(c) u1 sin ( q 2 - q1 ) (d) u 2 sin (q 2 - q1 )
( 4.0iˆ + 4.0 ˆj ) ms -2
. What is the distance (in m)
20. A stone is projected from a horizontal plane. It
of the particle from the origin at time 2s?
attains maximum height H and strikes a
stationary smooth wall and falls on the ground 27. A particle starts from the origin at t = 0 with an
vertically below the maximum height. Assuming initial velocity of 3.0 iˆ m/s and moves in the x-
the collision to be elastic, the height of the point
on the wall where ball will strike is: y plane with a constant acceleration
(6.0 iˆ + 4.0 ˆj) m/s2. The x-coordinate of the
particle at the instant when its y-coordinate is
32 m is D meters. The value of D is:
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28. A particle is moving along the x-axis with its about the point ($i + 2 $j + k$ ) m will be x N-m.
coordinate with time ‘t’ given by x(t) = 10 + 8t –
The value of x is ______.
3t2. Another particle is moving along the y-axis
with its coordinate as a function of time given by r r r
30. The sum of two forces P and Q is R such
y(t) = 5 – 8t3. At t = 1 s, the speed of the second
r r
particle as measured in the frame of the first that | R | = | P | . The angle q (in degrees) that
particle is given as v . Then v (in m/s) is____ r r r
® the resultant of 2 P and Q will make with Q
29. A force F = (i$ + 2 $j + 3k$ ) N acts at a point is _______.
(4$i + 3 $j - k$ ) m. Then the magnitude of torque

ANSWER KEY
1 (d) 4 (b) 7 (d) 10 (a) 13 (a) 16 (d) 19 (c) 22 (10) 25 (–0.5) 28 (580)
2 (d) 5 (b) 8 (c) 11 (a) 14 (b) 17 (d) 20 (c) 23 (8) 26 (20Ö2) 29 (195)
3 (a) 6 (d) 9 (a) 12 (d) 15 (c) 18 (c) 21 (150) 24 (7Ö2) 27 (60) 30 (90)